Headingley one-day international abandoned

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Heavy rain delayed the start of the third one-day internationalEd Sykes/Action Images

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The groundstaff have been working flat-outEd Sykes/Action Images

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It was decided to take an early lunchMartin Rickett / PA

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For any play to occur, it would need to start by 4.32pmMartin Rickett / PA

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Cook will be hoping the rain relents after his 112 in the last matchNigel French/EMPICS Sport

Myles HodgsonHeadingley Carnegie

Last updated at 1:14PM, June 22 2012

England’s final match of the NatWest one-day series against West Indies was abandoned without play after steady rain washed out any prospect

England’s final match of the NatWest one-day international series against West
Indies was abandoned without play after steady rain washed out any prospect
of the players taking the field at Headingley Carnegie.

The series had already been won by England, who claimed victories at the Ageas
Bowl and Kia Oval, but they had hoped to continue their momentum in the
build-up to Sunday’s solitary Twenty20 international at Trent Bridge.

Yorkshire, who sold all but 1,500 tickets of their 16,000 capacity, will be
financially compensated under the England and Wales Cricket Board’s
compensation scheme, but they will have lost money on